Roby Brock of www.talkbusiness.net talks to Matt DeCample, spokesman for Governor Mike Beebe, about pending prison reform legislation.
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Cynthia A. Minor is a practicing attorney and a published novelist. She spoke at the University of Arkansas this past week and during that visit came to our studio.
For more about the author and her novel “Tricked”: roseapplepublishing.com.
To hear more of our conversation with Cynthia, click here.
On this edition of Ozarks…prison reform legislation is discussed, advocates for a smoke-free Fayetteville talk about making all bars in the city smokeless and Theater Squared extends the run of Sundown Town.
A community-wide effort to collect books will benefit students in a small Arkansas town.
Advocates for smoke-free bars in Fayetteville are sharing information with the city in an effort to see if Fayetteville can become 100% smoke free.
Alan Chow and Jubilant Sykes will perform together Thursday night at Walton Arts Center. Their first-ever meeting took place at KUAF. Now, more than sixteen years later, they’re back in the station to discuss their careers, music and their upcoming concert.
On this edition of Ozarks, we meet some people playing in the snow and find out just how many records can be broken by one winter.
"GreenZine" (green ZEEN) Arkansas's premiere quarterly on-line magazine for eco-enthusiasts, announced this week that it's going monthly, statewide, and collaborating to stage the second annual REALgreen Expo 2 this spring in Northwest Arkansas. Jacqueline Froelich reports.
To learn more about the magazine and REALgreen conference and Expo visit www.greenzinear.com
Heavy snow may mean...or may not mean...that roofs will suffer. There are some signs of distress to look for as the snow sits.
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Wednesday, March 26, 2016
On this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with House speaker designate Jeremy Gillam. Plus, we tour a compounding pharmacy in Johnson.
Next time you plan to venture into Eureka Springs, climb aboard Café Roulant. The trolley, fitted with linen covered tables and fine china, offers diners locally produced cuisine and miles of historic sights enroute. Café Roulant is open for winter tourism, and is now taking reservations for Valentines Day.
There's at least one fan in the house. Becca Martin Brown has more on this Walton Arts Center show.
"White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane
Yesterday's release from the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics shows broad-based job growth in northwest Arkansas, sales tax revenue went up for the big four cities of northwest Arkansas in November. NWACC decides to buy land from the Arkansas and Missouri Railroad. The education given by the U of A is again described as a good value by the Princeton Review. A teaching farm in Fayetteville gets a grant from Ozark Natural Foods. And Arkansas' newest state senator doubles down on not renewing the state's Private Option expansion of Medicaid.
"Ultraviolet" by Lights & Motion
Arkansas Democrat Gazette columnist John Brummett talks to Talk Business Arkansas' Roby Brock about the private option's chances for survival.
Economist Kathy Deck says that the size of the area directly impacts both the actual and perceived growth in the northwest Arkansas economy.
"Sarasota" by The New Mendicants